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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 634 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Martin G |
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| 8 | 8 | | HJR0634 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 007265 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to recognize Rheubin McGhee Taylor on the |
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| 13 | 13 | | occasion of his retirement. |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, it is appropriate that the members of this General Assembly should pause to |
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| 16 | 16 | | specially recognize those citizens who have dedicated themselves to improving the quality of life |
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| 17 | 17 | | for their fellow citizens; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, one such estimable Tennessean is Rheubin McGhee Taylor, who is retiring |
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| 19 | 19 | | after more than thirty years of distinguished service as the Hamilton County Attorney; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Taylor is the son of Captain Lloyd R.V. Taylor, Grasshopper Pilot for the |
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| 21 | 21 | | Tuskegee Air Men, and his wife, Gloria McGhee, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew |
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| 22 | 22 | | McGhee; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Rheubin Taylor is a graduate of Riverside High School in Chattanooga and |
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| 24 | 24 | | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; he earned his Juris Doctor degree |
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| 25 | 25 | | from the prestigious Howard University School of Law in 1973; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Taylor began his remarkable legal career in Hamilton County over fifty |
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| 27 | 27 | | years ago with the firm of Crutchfield, Moore, and Jenkins in Chattanooga; he subsequently |
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| 28 | 28 | | became a partner in the firm, further establishing his reputation as a skilled and dedicated |
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| 29 | 29 | | attorney; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, in 1993, he was appointed Hamilton County Attorney, a role in which he has |
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| 31 | 31 | | served with integrity, wisdom, and professionalism for more than thirty years, providing essential |
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| 32 | 32 | | legal counsel and steadfast service to the county government and its residents; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, in addition to his legal acumen, Rheubin Taylor has long been engaged in |
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| 34 | 34 | | public service, having been elected as a delegate from the 28 |
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| 35 | 35 | | th |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislative District to the 1977 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Tennessee Limited Constitutional Convention, where he served as chairman of the Interest |
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| 38 | 38 | | Rate Committee and was a valued member of both the Judicial and Homestead committees; |
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| 39 | 39 | | and |
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| 42 | 42 | | - 2 - 007265 |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, from 1978 to 1993, Mr. Taylor served on the Hamilton County Board of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Commissioners representing the fourth district; during his tenure, he was selected by his |
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| 46 | 46 | | colleagues to serve as chairman pro tempore from 1981 to 1982 and again from 1986 to 1987 |
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| 47 | 47 | | and as chairman from 1989 to 1990 and from 1992 to 1993; and |
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| 48 | 48 | | WHEREAS, Rheubin Taylor became the pastor of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in |
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| 49 | 49 | | LaFayette (Naomi), Georgia, in 1995, and he faithfully continues to serve as the church's senior |
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| 50 | 50 | | pastor to this day; and |
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| 51 | 51 | | WHEREAS, wholly committed to his community, Mr. Taylor has contributed to numerous |
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| 52 | 52 | | civic and charitable endeavors, including the Big Brothers of Chattanooga and Goodwill |
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| 53 | 53 | | Industries, which he served as a board member; and |
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| 54 | 54 | | WHEREAS, throughout his many professional accomplishments, Rheubin Taylor is |
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| 55 | 55 | | grateful for the love and support he shares with his wife, Joyce Ryan Taylor; together, they have |
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| 56 | 56 | | a combined family consisting of five children and are the proud grandparents of twelve |
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| 57 | 57 | | grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and |
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| 58 | 58 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Taylor served Hamilton County as diligently on his last day as he did his |
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| 59 | 59 | | first, and his lasting legacy will continue to benefit generations to come; now, therefore, |
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| 60 | 60 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED |
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| 61 | 61 | | FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE |
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| 62 | 62 | | CONCURRING, that we honor and commend Rheubin McGhee Taylor for his outstanding |
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| 63 | 63 | | service to Hamilton County, congratulate him on the occasion of his retirement as Hamilton |
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| 64 | 64 | | County Attorney, and extend to him our best wishes for every continued success and happiness |
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| 65 | 65 | | in the years to come. |
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| 66 | 66 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 67 | 67 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to |
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| 68 | 68 | | the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear |
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| 69 | 69 | | without House or Senate designation. |
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